Patient Care Technician PCT - Cardiac Tele Full-Time Nights

Heres What You Need:

H.S. Diploma or Equivalent Required.

Other CLIAFE Must comply with CLIA regulations regarding foreign education equivalency Required.

PCT Training Program TX CNA NHA NAHP NCCT accredited community college program or a THR approved program. Not required to maintain certification when applicable after hire. Upon Hire Required Or

EMT Emergency Medical Technician Military experience with medical training equivalent (Equivalent to EMTB) Upon Hire Required Or

Other Nursing student who has completed fundamentals or foreign nurse degree program Upon Hire Required Or

Other 1 year of applicable experience in lieu of an active and approved certification. Upon Hire Required And

BCLS Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly Required And

CPI Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Maintained Annually 90 Days Required.

Possesses organizational skills to function in a fastpaced work environment positive interpersonal skills and good verbal and written communication skills.

Nursing Students who do not complete course of study in nursing but having completed their Fundamentals Training and EMTs who do not formally retain their EMT status may continue in role if they have consistently demonstrated skills in their PCT position.

What You Will Do

Provides assistance to patient according to plan of care.

Collects patient data identifies and reports significant findings to nurse.

Assists in admission/transfer/discharge.

Provides and Revises patient activities of daily living based on patient/family preferences.

Performs technical procedures safely and proficiently.

Takes action to reduce or eliminate patient risk.

Enters orders into computer or manual system if applicable.

Documents accurately and appropriately.

In collaboration/consultation with the nurse adapts care to reflect patient population.

In collaboration/consultation with nurse incorporates cultural/religious needs and beliefs into delivery of care.

Keeps patient environment clean and maintains safe environment.

Anticipates patient/family and visitor needs and takes action to meet those needs and rounds as appropriate.

Uses Professional Practice Model philosophy to work in partnership with patients families physicians peers and all other disciplines.

Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility to changes in schedule and/or workload assignment necessary to meet changing needs of the individual patient or unit.

Makes new team members feel welcome and offers assistance with orientation of new employees.

Acceptable use of interpersonal relationship skills and communication with patients families coworkers physicians all disciplines and other customers.

Organizes workload and effectively collaborates with nursing to prioritize care.

Maintains and enhances patient care skills.

Seeks assistance and supervision when performing unfamiliar tasks.

Serves as a patient advocate.

Complies with personnel policies.

Communicates per department expectations.

Recognizes and promptly communicates ethical and legal concerns through established channels of communication.

Assists in the identification of ineffective and costly processes and takes action to improve them.

Participates in the process improvement activities within the department/hospital.

Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health employee:

Benefits include 401k PTO medical dental vision Paid Parental Leave flex spending tuition reimbursement Student Loan Repayment Program as well as several other benefits.

Delivery of high quality of patient care through education nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

A supportive team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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Patient Care Tech (PCT)

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Work location: Texas Health Southwest 6100 Harris Parkway Fort Worth TX 76132

Department: Cardiac Tele

Work hours: 36 hours FullTime Nights 7 pm 7am)

Highlights:

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth is a 222bed fullservice facility that includes surgical and imaging services a 24hour emergency department orthopedics and sports therapy adult critical care and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit. Texas Health Southwest Fort Worth which has been serving Tarrant County residents since 1987 has 1100 employees 120 volunteers and more than 600 physicians on its medical staff. The hospital is Magnetdesignated a designated UnitedHealth Premium Surgical Spine specialty center and has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition from the AARC. We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.

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